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With the recent release of Windows Server 2012 Beta, Microsoft has made great improvements in virtualization scalability. To put the new scalability enhancements in perspective, here’s...

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One by one, businesses are moving into “the cloud.” But what does that really mean? As the cloud has become more ubiquitous, its meaning and value to small...

Laurie McCabe, a partner at SMB Group and an expert on market, channel and competitive analysis interviewed Ron Hyde an Enterprise Technologist from Dell, who has a strong background in mobile management and security, to get his perspective on what SMBs...

Cyber thieves aren’t always as sensational, on closer examination, as the popular imagery their titles might evoke. They aren’t riding into your network on neon-lit motorcycles. Instead, malware is the vehicle they choose to discretely gain...

You don’t need a secret, underground bunker to be targeted by cyber espionage. Cyber espionage isn’t limited to Fortune 500 companies or government contractors. Businesses should ask themselves these questions - if you find yourself saying...

The march toward cloud computing continues unabated as organizations look to cut costs and improve efficiency. The cloud represents a fundamental shift in the way IT organizations provide services to users, and how users consume those services. But how...

While public clouds offer Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) lower overhead, they introduce risks including poor performance, lost data, and breached security.
IT’s responsibility to protect corporate data and support end-user productivity is...

We’ve all seen the look. The deer-in-the-headlights “I have no idea what you’ve just said” glazed eyes of a confused co-workers. Some of the terminology riding the airwaves of an IT department aren’t exactly common, or even...

As you may know, Microsoft's latest and greatest server operating system, Windows Server 2012, is in beta, and the word on the street is that IT will never be the same. The features and benefits of WS 2012 allow SMBs to not only virtualize and seamlessly...

Microsoft has simplified Hyper-V making it easy to get a virtual machine (VM) up and running. The downside is the potential for mistakes. In spite of wizards and setup verbiage, users can unintentionally introduce risk into their virtual environments...

As cloud applications catch on, simplify how they work with other systems.
If your company is like most, you are considering replacing one or more on-premise applications with software as a service (SaaS) or have already done so. The benefits include...

Tools now available enable small and midsize companies (SMBs) to provide current, actionable, real-time information. These business intelligence capabilities offer competitive advantages once available only to enterprises with extensive – and expensive...

Server virtualization presents interesting implications for disaster recovery (DR), including cost reductions and increased recovery times.
How does server virtualization improve recovery times?
With traditional tape systems it can take one to two...

Server virtualization can benefit organizations of all sizes. Careful planning and extra analysis can actually deliver greater return on your virtualization investment.
Four ways to reap the benefits of virtualization through budgeting
In a virtualized...

This week Google rolled out Hangouts On Air to Google+ users worldwide and I'll be holding my first Hangout On Air panel discussion about the use of social media by SMBs. The Hangout will be held on Dell's Google+ company page .
Featuring invited...

As you look to upgrade your environment in 2012 you’ll no doubt be investigating your cooling capabilities. How hot can I run my servers? What will the costs be? Facility costs are outpacing overall IT spending growth, and regulations are becoming...

You may well be aware that virtualization can help reduce your infrastructure footprint . And that’s big. (Or small, as it were.) But there are plenty of other great benefits to virtualization. Benefits especially valuable to small and medium size...